Reactions: An Illustrated Exploration of Elements, Molecules, and Change in the Universe
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- Author：Theodore Gray
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Summary
The third installment in Theodore Gray's "Elements" trilogy。
Theodore Gray continues the journey through our molecular and chemical world that began with The Elements and continued with Molecules。 In Reactions， Gray once again puts his photography and storytelling to work demonstrating how molecules interact in ways that are essential to our very existence。 The book begins with a brief recap of elements and molecules and then goes on to explain important concepts the characterize a chemical reaction， including Energy， Entropy， and Time。 It is then organized by type of reaction including chapters such as "Fantastic Reactions and Where to Find Them，" "On the Origin of Light and Color，" "The Boring Chapter，" in which we learn about reactions such as paint drying， grass growing， and water boiling， and "The Need for Speed，" including topics such as weather， ignition， and fire。
Theodore Gray continues the journey through our molecular and chemical world that began with The Elements and continued with Molecules。 In Reactions， Gray once again puts his photography and storytelling to work demonstrating how molecules interact in ways that are essential to our very existence。 The book begins with a brief recap of elements and molecules and then goes on to explain important concepts the characterize a chemical reaction， including Energy， Entropy， and Time。 It is then organized by type of reaction including chapters such as "Fantastic Reactions and Where to Find Them，" "On the Origin of Light and Color，" "The Boring Chapter，" in which we learn about reactions such as paint drying， grass growing， and water boiling， and "The Need for Speed，" including topics such as weather， ignition， and fire。
Reviews
Mary
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Excellent support for Thing 2's science studies。 Colorful presentation and excellent layout。 Excellent support for Thing 2's science studies。 Colorful presentation and excellent layout。 。。。more
Brenna
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Delicious！ These books are fantastic！ I wish every high school chemistry student would read these。 High school chemistry can be less than exciting， but these books reveal how truly fascinating chemistry really is！ As another reviewer stated， these books will make you fall in love with Chemistry！
Mary
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My favorite is the Elements book
Jessica
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It started off really interesting and exciting with the different reactions explained in simple ways （and encouraging to try some out on my own）， but then sort of pattered off a little。 Everything was still interesting， just a bit hard to read too much in one sitting。 The "boring" chapter wasn't boring at all。 Water is the best！ It started off really interesting and exciting with the different reactions explained in simple ways （and encouraging to try some out on my own）， but then sort of pattered off a little。 Everything was still interesting， just a bit hard to read too much in one sitting。 The "boring" chapter wasn't boring at all。 Water is the best！ 。。。more
Lici
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Please keep in mind that I read the German edition。I really did enjoy the different themes about which the book informs the reader。 However， I must say that I have never read a book with the amount of grammatical mistakes like in this one。 I do hope that the German publisher will overwork the German translation because it changes the reading and learning enjoyment negatively。
Robert Smith
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Makes chemistry fascinating and beautifulI first saw Elements years ago and enjoyed it in hardcover。 I was pleased to see this 3rd book in the series， but this time I read it on an iPad with the Kindle app。 It was just as beautiful and interesting as the preceding books。 Theo Gray has just the right degree of wit and whimsy we all wish our high school chemistry teachers should have had。
Reinhardt
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Fun， interesting and you learn random factoids about water， gunpowder and other cool stuff。 I like his personalized style of teaching science， or at least trying to make science fun。 Lots of cool images of explosions and such。 Probably the most valuable lesson in here is about entropy。 Reaction can go either way when you consider only energy， but entropy defines the arrow of time。 What is way more likely to happen。 He explains that entropy is the increase in the state space of energy， I。e。 how m Fun， interesting and you learn random factoids about water， gunpowder and other cool stuff。 I like his personalized style of teaching science， or at least trying to make science fun。 Lots of cool images of explosions and such。 Probably the most valuable lesson in here is about entropy。 Reaction can go either way when you consider only energy， but entropy defines the arrow of time。 What is way more likely to happen。 He explains that entropy is the increase in the state space of energy， I。e。 how many different forms it can potentially take。 More potential states， higher entropy。 。。。more
Kenrick
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Beautiful！
BeBe
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It was an amazing book for beginning scientists。
Becky
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This guy writes like he doesn’t care who is reading， and it’s hilarious。 I think he assumed everyone would just be looking at the pictures。
François
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Very much visual and acclaimed book of T。 Gray's triptych。 Original approach to chemistry which was certainly much needed。 Very much visual and acclaimed book of T。 Gray's triptych。 Original approach to chemistry which was certainly much needed。 。。。more
Nancy Mills
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I'm torn between giving this 3 or 4 stars。 It's a gorgeous book， a coffee table book with big shiny pictures， and it's fun。 On the other hand， some of the print is just TINY。 When you look at the diagrams of the molecules， it's hard to read what elements you're looking at。 Not much easier than looking at the actual molecule。 After checking this out from the New Book shelf at the library （I'm weak， and it always sucks me over there） I find out that this this book has 2 predecessors: Elements and I'm torn between giving this 3 or 4 stars。 It's a gorgeous book， a coffee table book with big shiny pictures， and it's fun。 On the other hand， some of the print is just TINY。 When you look at the diagrams of the molecules， it's hard to read what elements you're looking at。 Not much easier than looking at the actual molecule。 After checking this out from the New Book shelf at the library （I'm weak， and it always sucks me over there） I find out that this this book has 2 predecessors: Elements and Molecules。 I might have gotten more out of it had I read those first。 Nevertheless， it is a cool book。 。。。more
Jim
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i wish id been given this book when i was 10 or 12， the photos are so cool， the smoke in them about jumps of the page， the writing is understandable（ even to me！）。 this is the kind of book that creates ideas。 Put it in a school library to show science can be big and fun and colorful。Net Galley gave me a copy， but i may end up buying one and staying up late under the covers w/a flashlight to remind me of being a kid。
Carlos Martinez
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The third and final instalment of the series。 Once again， fun and fascinating。 I didn't feel this episode was quite as well organised as the others， but nonetheless a great read。 The third and final instalment of the series。 Once again， fun and fascinating。 I didn't feel this episode was quite as well organised as the others， but nonetheless a great read。 。。。more
Rex
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Fantastic pop-sci book on Chemistry。 The Chemical Trilogy is simply amazing。 You will fall in love with chemistry。 Just one suggestion: you don't have to end with a trilogy。 An interesting idea would be making the fourth book all about "Biochemistry"。 Imagine a version of this book but all chemical reactions are about human's sleeping， eating， love， sex， exercising， getting sick， getting old， passing away， bathroom hygiene， pregnancy， child born， listening to music， the awe of hiking the highest Fantastic pop-sci book on Chemistry。 The Chemical Trilogy is simply amazing。 You will fall in love with chemistry。 Just one suggestion: you don't have to end with a trilogy。 An interesting idea would be making the fourth book all about "Biochemistry"。 Imagine a version of this book but all chemical reactions are about human's sleeping， eating， love， sex， exercising， getting sick， getting old， passing away， bathroom hygiene， pregnancy， child born， listening to music， the awe of hiking the highest mountain， the resonance of hearing a beautiful poetry， happiness， hatred， angriness， etc。 It would be fun。Highly recommended。 。。。more
Jesus Carino
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Gray， Theodore。 Reactions: An illustrated exploration of elements， molecules， and reactions （2017）。 This book is one of a three-part science series。 The author mentions in the begging of his book on how he felt the reason to break up his series into just three parts: elements， molecules and reactions。 In the span of ten years he broke up these three books in such order for one to see the importance of each in its own way。 Reactions covers a review of elements and molecules and moves forward with Gray， Theodore。 Reactions: An illustrated exploration of elements， molecules， and reactions （2017）。 This book is one of a three-part science series。 The author mentions in the begging of his book on how he felt the reason to break up his series into just three parts: elements， molecules and reactions。 In the span of ten years he broke up these three books in such order for one to see the importance of each in its own way。 Reactions covers a review of elements and molecules and moves forward with topics such as chemical reaction， energy， time。 His book structure is easy to follow and the mix of pictures and writing flow well。 This series will be a great reference in all chemistry classes。 Overall， this a great collection every school should have in their library and/or chemistry classes。 Target audience: 12-17 years old。 Middle school and high school。 。。。more
Phenex Alarius
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The only more spectacular than the information in this book was the photographs。 Beautifully arranged and displayed to compliment the info on each page， this book explains the chemical processes we deal with in everyday life。 A wonderfully put together reminder of the reactions around us。
Mills College Library
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530 G782 2017
Samuel
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This is the third in a great trio of books about chemistry and physics。 Great for anyone who wants to learn about the way our universe works in a funny and unique way。
Geraldine
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I have read three books by Theodore Gray -- "Elements"， "Molecules"， and "Reactions"。 I don't know much about chemistry but these are excellent books。 Gray has a way of simplifying explanations and giving a novice like me a chance of understanding some of it。 I have read three books by Theodore Gray -- "Elements"， "Molecules"， and "Reactions"。 I don't know much about chemistry but these are excellent books。 Gray has a way of simplifying explanations and giving a novice like me a chance of understanding some of it。 。。。more
J。A。 Pipes
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His third installment is no less satisfying for chemistry geeks out there。 Definitely a good read。 I always learn something new from his books。
Geoff
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Not as interesting as Elements and Molecules。 Maybe it's just more exciting to watch a reaction in motion rather than just pictures in a book。 Not as interesting as Elements and Molecules。 Maybe it's just more exciting to watch a reaction in motion rather than just pictures in a book。 。。。more
Andrew T。
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Such an amazing book
Noah Goats
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Gray’s follow up to Atoms and Molecules is just as good as those two books。 I read this on kindle and the the formatting was terrible for the ebook version。 You should read the big， beautifully illustrated coffee table version instead。
Carrie Chauhan
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Great pictures but leave out snarky commentsI got this book as a way to intrigue my son with some chemistry， and to give his dad， a chemical engineer， a starting point for talking about these topics。 Photos are great but geez， a few pages in and I read snarky comments on laws around homeopathic medicine regulation？ Since you tout this as a factual science book， leave that stuff out。 Express that in a personal blog， I just thought any editor worth their salt would have omitted such a jarring poli Great pictures but leave out snarky commentsI got this book as a way to intrigue my son with some chemistry， and to give his dad， a chemical engineer， a starting point for talking about these topics。 Photos are great but geez， a few pages in and I read snarky comments on laws around homeopathic medicine regulation？ Since you tout this as a factual science book， leave that stuff out。 Express that in a personal blog， I just thought any editor worth their salt would have omitted such a jarring political/legal opinion amidst science。 Would have gotten four stars if unrelated opinions had been edited out。 。。。more
Tanner
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Interesting explanations that trigger that kid in a science museum， wow the universe is awesome feeling， but Gray's sense of humor could be grating to some。 Interesting explanations that trigger that kid in a science museum， wow the universe is awesome feeling， but Gray's sense of humor could be grating to some。 。。。more
Laura Luzzi
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This book is jam-packed with all kinds of fantastic photos of all the reactions throughout the world and explanations of how chemistry works。 It's a really cool book to have and leave on your coffee table and show your guests for conversation on all these different subjects。 So interesting。 Love to have the whole set， The Elements and Molecules。 The amount of work that went into this book is outstanding。 So happy to have this book。 This book is jam-packed with all kinds of fantastic photos of all the reactions throughout the world and explanations of how chemistry works。 It's a really cool book to have and leave on your coffee table and show your guests for conversation on all these different subjects。 So interesting。 Love to have the whole set， The Elements and Molecules。 The amount of work that went into this book is outstanding。 So happy to have this book。 。。。more
Becky B
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Theodore Gray explains how elements interact with one another， the basics of chemical reactions， and looks at some ordinary and not so ordinary reactions。Like Elements and Molecules this is not only great scientific information and a fantastic supplement to any chemistry textbook， but it is an important book for consumers。 Gray informs， debunks common myths （especially myths about food labels and household products）， and helps you understand things like why some paint is washable and others aren Theodore Gray explains how elements interact with one another， the basics of chemical reactions， and looks at some ordinary and not so ordinary reactions。Like Elements and Molecules this is not only great scientific information and a fantastic supplement to any chemistry textbook， but it is an important book for consumers。 Gray informs， debunks common myths （especially myths about food labels and household products）， and helps you understand things like why some paint is washable and others aren't。 He also loves to explain what makes certain reactions go boom more than others in this。 Highly recommended for any curious human， anyone who wants to be a smart consumer， and a must for chemistry classrooms。 。。。more
Sarah
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Lots of incredible photos and easy-to-understand explanations — from the everyday to the unusual。 Theodore Gray’s books are amazing， and this one is no exception。 His enthusiasm for science， and his ability to illuminate the wonders of everyday life， are educational and magical all at once。Thank you to goodreads and the publisher for a free copy！
Michele
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